This video was filmed by the author during a visit to the Sea World, California, USA. As shown in the video, visitors surrounding the touch tank are trying and actually touching the stingrays which is a unique experience. In order to ensure a safe touch, the barbs (stingers) of rays are constantly trimmed down like …
Category: Aquarium fishes
The group of fish species hosted by this category are mainly ornamental fish are found in identified aquariums. Animals in this group are adequately described addressing the biological as well as the economic sides related to target species.
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Apr 20 2019
An open hotel aquarium in Sharm El Sheikh (Egypt)
I filmed this video over few days during my stay in Sharm El Sheikh last March 2019. Like many of the hotel guests, I saw in this small and open aquarium an attractive point to stop at and watch the fish especially its location is in front of hotel restaurants. In order to provide some …
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Mar 23 2019
Leopard shark (Triakis semifasciata) – Video
This video was filmed during my visit to the Sea World, California, USA. Introduction: The leopard shark, Triakis semifasciata belongs to the hound shark, in the family Triakidae. The species is small and pretty animals. The species is harmless to humans if they are not disturbed and hence divers can safely come close enough to …
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Sep 08 2016
Scorpionfish in the Red Sea (Egypt) – Video
Video credit: Mohamed Hassan (Egypt) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the video channel) This video was filmed in the Red Sea, Marsa Alam Source: www.fishconsult.org Introduction: Scorpionfish are marine fish that belong to the family scorpaenidae that includes many of the world’s most venomous species. The family has several genus and more than 200 …
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May 16 2016
Red Sea fishes: Emperor Angelfish (Pomacanthus imperator) – Video
Video credit: Patricia Martin Cabrera (United Arab Emirates) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the video channel) Introduction: The Emperor Angelfish (Pomacanthus imperator), is a reef-associated marine angelfish and is also called the Imperator Angelfish or Imperial Angelfish. The species is one of the most stunning underwater fish. Their color and graceful shape make them one …
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Mar 09 2016
Red Sea Banner fish – Video
Video credit: Patricia Martin Cabrera (United Arab Emirates) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the video channel) This video was filmed at Ras Muhammad, Sharm El Sheikh (Egypt) and is a small part of much longer video which was filmed is the premise of the British navy ship “Thistlegorm” which was built in …
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May 19 2015
Passing by a penguin community in the SeaWorld (San Diego), California – Video
Source: www.fishconsult.org This video was filmed from a moving walkway in the penguin counter (Sea World – San Diego) on 26 December, 2014. This encounter was first opened in 1983. The walkway allowed watching and filming with no crowd at the glass. The encounter hosts some hundreds of birds which belong to several penguin species. …
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Mar 11 2015
Peaceful angelfish may fight sometimes – Video
This video has been filmed during December 2014 in the Sea World, San Diego, California, USA. Before going over the biological information, I was surprised to see how these peaceful fish –as their name tells- can fight. In fact, angelfish are generally peaceful especially when not mating but they under certain conditions such as overcrowding, …
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Feb 11 2015
Ornamental fish hatchery and farm in Sindh, Pakistan
Credit: Kanwal Odhejo (Pakistan) The inserted photo shows a private ornamental fish hatchery and farm in Sindh which was established about 20 years ago. The breeding and farming of ornamental carp (Koi carp) for local market is the main species produced in this operation.
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Jan 31 2015
Cuttlefish – Part two: (Feeding – reproduction – Utilization) – Video
This video was filmed in the Sea World (San Diego, USA) by the founder of this channel during January 2015. Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the video channel) Source: www.fishconsult.org Introduction:Cuttlefish are small to medium sized marine animals that belong to the class Cephalopoda, which also includes squids, and octopodes. Despite their name, cuttlefish are not fish …
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